Jay GreesonWe are in a contentious time around these parts.
Collegedale just passed a 39-cent property tax increase. Signal Mountain has approved a 33-cent tax increase.
And we all know next Wednesday the Hamilton County Commission is expected to vote on county Mayor Jim Coppinger’s request for a 34-cent property tax increase to pay for a $34 million boost to the Hamilton County Schools’ budget.
The discussion has been heated. The passion has been intense. The lines have been drawn, and fingers are pointed.
In a lot of ways, all of this feels like part of the plan – maybe even from the very start – from the political motivations of the folks banging the drum for this increase.